What color is #8CB290?

#8CB290 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB290?

The RGB value is 140, 178, 144: 140 red, 178 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB290?

The complementary color is #B28CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB290 color

#8CB290 rgb(140, 178, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CB290 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 69.8% green and 56.5% blue (140, 178, 144).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#8CB290 color codes

HEX	`#8CB290`
RGB	`rgb(140, 178, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 69.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.06, -19.65, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.06, 23.7, 146.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.768, 39.429, 32.317)`
Decimal	`9220752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB290, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8CB290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8CB290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb290; }
.text { color: #8cb290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 178 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb290, #8cb2a3); }

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Questions

What color is #8CB290?: #8CB290 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB290?: The RGB value is 140, 178, 144: 140 red, 178 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB290?: The complementary color is #B28CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.